WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team dropped a 57-55 decision on the road at Central Michigan on Sunday afternoon. The Boilermakers had two attempts to tie the game under 10 seconds, but a block and a final shot at the horn came up short.
Purdue was led in scoring by Tara Daye’s 14 points, her fifth game in double figures this season. The redshirt junior led the way on the glass with eight rebounds and posted three steals.
Madison Layden-Zay became the 17th player in Purdue history to reach 100 career starts. The fifth year was one of three players – Kiki Smith and Kendall Puryear - to finish with seven points on the afternoon.
The Boilermakers shot an even 40% from the field and went 3-of-11 from behind the arc. Nya Smith gave Purdue a boost off the bench with a career-high five assists.
Central Michigan shot 44.4% from the floor and had two players finish in double figures, led by Ayannna-Sarai Darrington’s 16 points.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Central Michigan 6-5.
• Layden-Zay connected once from the outside pulling her within 16 of Katie Gearlds for third on Purdue’s all-time list. She is 22 3-pointers shy of Karissa McLaughlin’s record of 244.
• Layden-Zay passed Tonya Kirk for 30th on Purdue’s all-time scoring list. She now has 1,090 for her career.
• Taylor Feldman finished with five points. She is 68 points away from 1,000 for her career.
UP NEXT
Purdue will return to Mackey Arena on Wednesday to square off with Evansville at 7 p.m. on B1G+. It will be Purdue’s final game of December that will tip after noon.